UCL Press

UCL Press was established in June 2015 as the UK's first fully open access university press. It publishes open access scholarly monographs and edited collections, student textbooks and academic journals that are available to read and download free of charge. It is subsidised to a large degree by UCL and has income streams from print sales, BPCs, grants and consultancy. Its vision is to be recognised as one of the leading Open Access publishers in the world, with a particular focus on the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

UCL Press was established in June 2015 as the UK's first fully open access university press. It was launched as part of UCL's commitment to open research and scholarship. Since launching, UCL Press has published over 400 scholarly monographs and 11 textbooks, and has built a portfolio of 15 scholarly journals. Its publications have been downloaded more than 20 million times (correct to end of May 2025) in 242 countries and territories around the world. UCL Press is subsidised to a large degree by UCL to provide open access publishing and it delivers significant impact for the university. UCL is committed to an Open Science future and believes that research should be made freely available to all. UCL Press has income streams from print sales, BPCs, grants and consultancy, which offset some of the institutional investment.

Leading the way in open access publishing; a pioneering publisher of high-quality Open Access books and journals.

Product categories. Open access scholarly monographs · Edited collections · Student textbooks · Academic journals

1. 1UCL Press | The UK’s first fully open access university pressuclpress.co.uk
2. 2Who we are | UCL Pressuclpress.co.uk
3. 3About us | UCL Pressuclpress.co.uk
4. 4Governance | UCL Pressuclpress.co.uk
5. 5UCL Presswikidata.org